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What's cooking between the BJP and Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) in Bihar?

On Sunday, Kumar reportedly called Sonia Gandhi and asked for an appointment. Kumar had earlier skipped the oath-taking ceremony of the President of India, Droupadi Murmu

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar speaks to media persons after Janta Darbar, in Patna, Monday, June 6, 2022. (PTI Photo)(
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BS Web Team New Delhi
Tensions are brewing between Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar. On Sunday, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar skipped the Niti Aayog governing council meeting chaired by PM Modi. This is the fourth consecutive time since July 17 that Kumar has steered clear of the invitations to meetings by the BJP-led government.

On Sunday, Nitish reportedly called Sonia Gandhi and asked for an appointment, according to News18. He had earlier skipped the oath-taking ceremony of the President of India, Droupadi Murmu.

JDU president Lalan Singh has also accused the BJP of trying to weaken Kumar's